It was an ordinary trip back home for me from my work in Alabang. I caught the last bus for Lawton, with 20 more minutes of waiting time before it was filled up. I was about to plug in my earphones to drown out the blaring horns when I realized I was seated next to my former teacher in elementary.
It’s Valentine’s Day, that one day of the year when it’s legitimately okay to be all-out gushy to your loved one. And here’s a specialty store that celebrates it, Me&U.
TO start the year right, our high school’s socio-civic organization, Puso, tied up with the Philippine National Red Cross to hold a blood drive within the campus.
“Honey, I’m home!” The guy opens the door, where he is welcomed by a sweet jar of honey (from Forever Alone Comic.com).
Gone are the days when one’s loathing of a certain individual was released through tried-and-tested ways, like vandalizing bathrooms, passing around notes or talking behind their backs. We now have the Internet to thank—and curse.
Better transportation. More educational opportunities. A renewed trust in government.
Although, we started off slow on this Dollhouse column, introducing all sorts of topics that spurred from our reader’s questions, I hope our pieces of advice helped you in your personal growth and journey.
Some of us might see “cosplay” as something like wearing costumes for Halloween. But that isn’t the case. My friend and I recently went to the first ever Comic Convention of DLSU, in partnership with The Student Media Office and Malate Literary Folio. The participants described “cosplaying” very differently.
As soon as my friends told me about the anime convention happening on the weekend of Jan. 21 at SM Megamall, I immediately made plans to be there, even if it meant swinging by in between my Suzuki piano lessons and my orthodontist appointment (and dragging my mom along).
As our Thai Airways airbus made its way into Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, I looked down and saw the worst-hit areas of Bangkok still submerged in floodwaters. I thought for a moment: Did we make the right decision to go ahead and pursue this long-planned post-Christmas family holiday trip, just after Thailand’s worst flooding in 50 years?
If there’s one thing Lady Gaga, Manny Pacquiao, an Ifugao tribesman, lambanog and a grande-sized caramel frappuccino have in common, it’s that they are all part of UP Diliman’s Lantern Parade—as incarnations made from various plastic, cardboard and paper mache materials, along with kimono-clad shojos, LGBT rights advocates in violet, and UP’s very own ikot jeepney.
